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Robin Hood Foundation

What is the Secret Sandy Claus
Project?

The Secret Sandy Claus Project is
officially an arm of America's Disaster Relief organization. America's Disaster
Relief is a non-profit organization that is supported solely by grants, fund raisers and donations. It
is recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue
Service, is ran by CEO, Jan France and has a proven track
record of providing disaster relief to many different areas of the United
States for over a decade.

The Secret
Sandy Claus Project began in the
weeks leading up to Christmas. Michael "Sandy Claus" Sciaraffo
decided to don a Santa suit and find children who lost their
toys
in the storm in the Rockaways, Brooklyn, Staten Island and some parts of
New Jersey; wherever they may be. The goal was to match up each child with a toy they had lost
or asked for Christmas from Santa. By December 21st, 2012, the Secret Sandy
Claus Project was featured in every newspaper around the world. The project had
now garnered worldwide and national news media attention such as the Associated
Press,
CNN
,
ABCWorld News
Tonight with Diane Sawyer, Fox News Channel, CBS National News
and many other news outlets, From there it blossomed rapidly and grew
exponentially with each passing day into a grass roots run relief effort
utilizing the use of social
media, volunteers, donations,
data collection, transportation capabilities, storage facilities and a common goal: to help those
affected by Superstorm Sandy put the pieces of their lives back together. There
are over 100 pages listing homes that need to be rebuilt on our current
lists of requests. There are many thousands more. Please see the attached
requests I have received below this document.

The Secret Sandy Claus Project will
partner with organizations already assisting on the ground, to maximize the
impact of every dollar donated by making bulk purchases of food,
water
and other
supplies needed to provide relief in affected areas. This will help to
alleviate the financial burdens place on relief hubs and relief organizations.

The Secret Sandy Claus Project plans to also maintain its commitment to
the children affected by Superstorm Sandy. An Easter/Passover, toy
distribution event will be planned for the Rockaways, followed by a
Christmas in July in Staten Island, and an effort to recruit enough
Santa
's and
toys in time for Christmas, to have multiple Santa's operating in
different locations and maximizing the commitment of the original mission this
movement was born out of. Since toy distribution can rely heavily on simple toy
donations,
financial
costs related to toy distribution are kept to a minimum,
allowing the majority of financial donations to be used directly for
relief.

The power of this movement has been
proven and has the structure in place to start putting a dent into the damage
that wreaked havoc across our ocean fronts. With the use of this extensive
network already built by the Secret Sandy Claus Project/America's Disaster
Relief, there is so much potential for us to help the people who need it most.
The only missing ingredient in the formula is a lack of funding. If given
a significant amount of money , we would be able to buy American
made sheetrock, insulation , lumber and other
necessary building materials for half the price of a retailer.

We have spreadsheets filled with the
hundreds of volunteers necessary to take up the work of compiling data of donors and requests,
making phone calls and soliciting donations, both
monetary as well as furniture, food , clothing , cleaning supplies, appliances , etc. Having a way to do all of this
is just one decision away. The Robin Hood Foundation
funding we need to be given to
America's Disaster Relief will directly benefit the Secret Sandy Claus Project
by funding it with enough dollars to actually start the work lies ahead. We are
ready for action and are just waiting for you to make it happen. Thousands of
people across the Northeastern coastal communities affected by Sandy are
counting on you.

Sign
this petition now and spread the
word if you strongly believe that the Robin Hood Foundation should fully fund the Secret Sandy
Claus Project and keep Santa's sleigh fueled up!!!

What is America's Disaster Relief? America's Disaster Relief is a non-profit organization supported solely by grants, fund raisers and donations. It is recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service

What is the purpose of America's Disaster Relief?

The goal of America's Disaster Relief is to help families in the Continental United States get back on their feet after disasters like floods, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, or other catastrophic events. We offer needed items when the shock wears off and reality
sets
in.

How does this organization work?We assist in two different ways:We have a MobileDisaster Kitchen – when geographically possible we go to the disaster location and feed disaster victims FREE in their neighborhood. When fire, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes strike, America's Disaster Relief is a second responder. After the first responders leave, America's Disaster Relief arrives to help survivors put their lives back together with personal and household items delivered by 18 wheelers to a prearranged distribution location.

How are we organized?America's Disaster Relief is governed by a board of directors and hundreds of volunteers across the USA.

Where we have helped?

CO, TX, NM, UT, IA, KS, AL, LA, FL, MO, NY, NJ

We have also helped many in personal house fires, worked with Battered Woman Shelters

How can you help?Gift certificates and cash donations are always welcome. All donations are tax deductible. Those in the Western Colorado and the Tampa Bay Area of Florida area can donate household items like bedding, furniture, kitchen items, personal and baby items, cleaning supplies, and foods.(see our Suggested Donations tab on our
web site

How this will help

If you believe in the mission of the Secret Sandy Claus Project/America's Disaster Relief and its ability to deliver the desperately needed items you all need, then please sign this petition. Let the Robin Hood Foundation know just what kind of support this project has. Tell them they need to fund America's Disaster Relief organization so that the Secret Sandy Claus Project will have the funding it needs to accomplish its mission. As with everything we have accomplished from the very beginning, this will be up to all of you to make the impossible possible again. Let's do this! Sign your name proudly and share it with anyone who needs help rebuilding their homes from anywhere in the affected Northeastern coastal communities.